Four micro-holes were made using micro-EDM on the rake face of the cemented carbide (WC/TiC/Co) tools. CaF2solid lubricants were embedded into the microholes to form self-lubricating tool (SLT-1). Dry machining tests on hardened steel were carried out with the SLT-1 self-lubricating tool and conventional tool (SLT-2). The cutting forces, tool wear and friction coefficient were measured and compared. It was shown that the cutting performance of SLT-1 self-lubricating tool was greatly improved compared with that of the SLT-2 conventional tool. Through the analysis of cutting force theory and test results, the mechanism of cutting performance improvement was considered to be the formation of a self-lubricating film on the rake face which decreases the shear stress and the reduction of contact length between chip and tool.

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The eccentricity coextrusion flow of polymer melt was analyzed based on finite element simulations. Such simulated results as the fields of flow velocity, pressure and shear stress were obtained. Through the analysis of the results, the mechanism of the column interface forming in the axis-symmetry coextrusion flow path was obtained. For the coextrusion flow, if the low viscosity polymer flows near the die wall, the flow would be steady. Whereas, if the polymer with low viscosity is in the core and the high viscosity polymer at the outer region, Which is disadvantage in terms of energy, and the instability flow would occur. This is also accord with the least energy consume theory.

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